Account Executive vs Insurance Agent
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Account Executive
$100,000 typical, a year
Most Account Executives earn $70,000 to $162,500 a year.
From 1,800 postings that list pay
4,219 open jobs now
Insurance Agent
$60,000 typical, a year
Most Insurance Agents earn $44,700 to $80,000 a year.
From 1,736 postings that list pay
5,417 open jobs now
Account Executives typically earn about $40,000 more a year than Insurance Agents.
What each one does
Account Executive
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and partners.
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities within an assigned territory.
- Conduct in-person meetings and presentations to demonstrate products and services.
- Meet or exceed sales targets and quotas on a regular basis.
- Develop and manage a sales pipeline of prospective clients.
- Respond to customer inquiries and resolve issues promptly.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Insurance Agent
- Solicit new business and maintain current business levels to achieve sales goals.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and potential customers.
- Educate customers about insurance products and recommend appropriate coverage options.
- Handle customer inquiries and resolve complaints in a timely manner.
- Process insurance claims and follow up with customers on claim status.
- Maintain accurate records of customer interactions and transactions.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Account Executive
Asked for in both
- Cold Calling 2 in 10 postings
More common in Account Executive postings
- Prospecting 3 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Office 2 in 10 postings
- Salesforce 2 in 10 postings
- Business Development 2 in 10 postings
- Consultative Selling 2 in 10 postings
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 1 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Excel 1 in 10 postings
Insurance Agent
Asked for in both
- Cold Calling 1 in 15 postings
More common in Insurance Agent postings
- Insurance 4 in 10 postings
- Customer Service 2 in 10 postings
- Insurance Sales 2 in 10 postings
- Insurance Products 1 in 10 postings
- Property & Casualty Insurance 1 in 10 postings
- Underwriting 1 in 10 postings
- Spanish 1 in 15 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Licenses and certifications
Account Executive
- Driver's License 2 in 10 postings
Insurance Agent
None stand out in current postings.
Open jobs
Account Executive
Commercial Account Executive 1
SoftchoicePay not stated New Brunswick, CA HybridSalesforceForecastingAccount PlanningCustomer ServiceProspecting +1Jr. Outbound AdvisorChoice Consultant
RaymondjamesPay not stated Remote Pennsylvania - United States; Remote Virginia - United States; Remote Vermont - United States; Remote West Virginia - United States; Remote Washington - United States; Remote Wyoming - United States; Remote Wisconsin - United States; Remote Mississippi - United States; Remote District of Columbia - United States; Remote New York - United States; Remote Alaska - United StatesBusiness DevelopmentCold CallingProspectingFinancial ServicesSourcingB2B Sales Executive
GocitywidePay not stated Ontario, California, United StatesDriver's LicenseMicrosoft OfficeB2B SalesClosing DealsProspecting +1
Insurance Agent
Farmers Insurance Agency Owner
Farmers InsurancePay not stated Waycross, Georgia, United StatesBusiness DevelopmentInsuranceProperty & Casualty Insurance- Pay not stated Full Time in Ocala - FL HybridCustomer ServiceCoachingInsurance
- Pay not stated Full Time in Ocala - FLRetirement PlanningSeries 65CoachingCustomer ServiceInsurance +1
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